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27 10, 2023

Creamy Macaroni with Pumpkin Sauce

By |2023-10-27T13:48:55-04:00October 27th, 2023|DASH Diet/Wellness, Easy Cooking, Family, Food Facts, Food Trends, Recipe, Wellness|Comments Off on Creamy Macaroni with Pumpkin Sauce

If you love mac and cheese or alfredo, you'll love this better-for-you creamy macaroni dish. The secret ingredient is canned pumpkin. A good source of beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant, canned pumpkin is a budget friendly, nutritious item to keep in your pantry. What are Antioxidants? Antioxidants are compounds [...]

17 08, 2023

Can Processed Foods Fit into A Healthy Diet?

By |2023-08-30T22:27:50-04:00August 17th, 2023|Food Facts, Food Trends, Health Professionals, Wellness|Comments Off on Can Processed Foods Fit into A Healthy Diet?

Has anyone ever told you to “eat less processed food”? It’s likely that advice was in the context of “you should choose ‘healthier’ foods”. However, did you know that tofu is considered an ultra-processed food and canned beans are a “processed food” Processed or Ultra-Processed? Of late, you [...]

24 07, 2023

You Do Not Want to Hop Onto the Borax Train

By |2023-07-31T11:38:31-04:00July 24th, 2023|Food Facts, Food Trends, Health Professionals, Wellness|Comments Off on You Do Not Want to Hop Onto the Borax Train

The Borax train? Don't hop on. What is happening to people's trust and ability to understand plausible science? If you're scrolling social media lately, you've seen either people talking about adding the laundry detergent accelerator into their drinking water as a "wellness remedy". Hopefully you have also seen [...]

14 07, 2023

Practical Ways to Waste Less Food

By |2023-08-17T12:57:26-04:00July 14th, 2023|Food Facts, Food Trends, Food waste, Health Professionals|Comments Off on Practical Ways to Waste Less Food

I’ve seen some cool videos showing you ways to use watermelon rinds or banana peels. Food waste is responsible for about 6-8% of all greenhouse gas emission. Even though there are numerous points across the supply chain that lead to food waste, you and I can do our [...]

12 07, 2023

Best-by Dates and Stale Bread

By |2023-07-20T11:11:35-04:00July 12th, 2023|Food Facts, Food Trends, Food waste, Wellness|Comments Off on Best-by Dates and Stale Bread

One question that may be on your mind as you consider throwing food away is: "Is it still safe to eat?" Some of the guidelines for how long a food is safe to eat and how long you can store a cooked food in your refrigerator is up [...]

9 06, 2023

What’s the Real Deal with Sucralose Risk?

By |2023-06-10T11:29:30-04:00June 9th, 2023|Family, Food Facts, Food Trends, Health Professionals, Weight Management, Wellness|Comments Off on What’s the Real Deal with Sucralose Risk?

Fear sells. Or rather, does it prevents sales? Hmmn? By now you've seen the recent news headlines claimed that the chemical found in Splenda was found to "cause significant health damage" or "damages DNA and is ‘Genotoxic’" or "generates genotoxic chemicals that attack DNA". Nonetheless, this [...]

19 05, 2023

The Amazing Work of Bees

By |2023-05-26T11:44:44-04:00May 19th, 2023|Family, Food Facts, Food Trends, Just for Fun, Wellness|Comments Off on The Amazing Work of Bees

I had the opportunity to tour the Savannah Bee Company store and hives, courtesy of a visit sponsored by the National Honey Board. The National Honey Board promotes responsible industry practices that ensure the honey you consume is trustworthy and pure. They also advocate for sustainable production of [...]

19 04, 2023

Go Green with Soy and my Spicy Tofu Broccoli Bowl

By |2023-05-26T11:44:44-04:00April 19th, 2023|DASH Diet/Wellness, Easy Cooking, Family meals, Food Facts, Food Trends, Food waste, Recipe, Wellness|Comments Off on Go Green with Soy and my Spicy Tofu Broccoli Bowl

I've partnered with U.S. Soy to create a short video (paid) to highlight the benefits of soy, and how farmers are working to produce food in sustainable ways. I was raised to "give a hoot, don't pollute" because my parents raised me to be environmentally conscious. They produced [...]

17 04, 2023

Quick Meal: Grilled Aussie Lamb Chops

By |2023-05-01T11:03:19-04:00April 17th, 2023|Easy Cooking, Family meals, Food Facts, Recipe, Wellness|Comments Off on Quick Meal: Grilled Aussie Lamb Chops

Earlier this year I attended a conference session with several animal livestock experts and representatives from Meat and Livestock Australia, however this is not a sponsored nor paid post. Quick dinners are my goal most nights of the week. Get dinner on the table in less than an [...]